PREDESTINE


Meaning of PREDESTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prē-ˈdes-tən ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French predestiner, from Latin praedestinare, from prae- + destinare to determine — more at destine

Date: 14th century

: to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand ; especially : predestinate 1

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